The Witness That God Has Borne Concerning His Son

We talk about needing proof that has withstood the test of time. We might even claim that if something has withstood the test of time we will believe it and trust it. The prophecies about the Savior actually did withstand the test of time — yet many still refuse to trust in Jesus as their Savior. Over thousands of years prophecies were recorded and kept regarding our Savior from sin. All those prophecies are recorded throughout the Old Testament by many different prophets. Each one gave a specific detail about the Savior.

And then, all of those many different prophecies came true in the one man, Jesus Christ. That is God’s witness to us.

That kind of multiple witnesses over thousands of years is absolutely impossible for any mere man to make. One prophet said the Savior would be born in Bethlehem — another said they would cast lots for His clothes — another said he would be called a Nazarene — another said he would be given vinegar and gall — another said he would be a prophet like Moses. The list could go on.

The point is that it is absolutely impossible for different men over thousands of years to cause all these various prophecies to come true. We can’t even make it rain when we want it. Jesus taught us in Matthew 19:26,

With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

When the angel announced to Mary that she would bear the Son of God and that Elizabeth would bear John the Baptist, he said in Luke 1:37,

For nothing will be impossible with God.

We think about that, and then consider 1 John 5:9-12,

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the witness of God is this, that He has borne witness concerning His Son. The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son.

And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

God’s witness is greater than any man’s witness because it has withstood the test of time and proven itself to be true beyond the shadow of a doubt.

So, will we hold true to our claim to be honest, fair, good, and upright people, who will not deny a proven truth? The historical facts regarding the written word of God have proven that the Bible is true. Jesus really is our Savior. He truly does have the power to wash away all our sins and bring us into a close, eternal fellowship with God.

We need to pay attention to “the witness of God” in the Bible because “the witness of God is greater” than any “witness of men”.

In the joy of God’s witness to us today, we say, “Hallelujah! LORD, thank You for the assurance You give in Your word.”